Maria Cichoń was born in 1980 in Poland. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (Poland), received her MA degree at the Painting and Drawing Studio in 2007. She also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino /Italy/. Now she lives and works in Italy. Her art is characterised by constant experimentations. Her interests include objects, installation and the phenomenon of upcycling in art. In her artistic practice Cichoń tries to reduce the amount of material used in the artistic process. She chooses things commonly seen as waste and transforms them into images, objects and installations. The main, recurrent theme in her art is the condition of animals today and the relationships between them and man.
VI. Awards and grants:
2019 Honourable Mention at the 44th Painting Biennale Bielska Jesień 2019, Galeria Bielska BWA, Bielsko-Biała, /Poland/.
2012 1st Prize for Egg project at the „AP Art UP: Gioventu Creativa” competition, Ascoli Piceno, /Italy/.
2007-2008 Finalist of the 18th National Review of Young Painting -Promocje ,The Gallery of Art Legnica.
2007 Finalist of the Eibisch Award Competition /Poland/.
Medal avarded by the Rector of the Academy of Fine Art in Katowice for diploma project Indefinite Being ,Katowice, Poland.
2004,2007 Grant for a young artist from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation ,/Canada/.
Selected exhibition:
2019 44th Painting Biennale Bielska Jesień 2019 , Gallery Bielska BWA, /Poland /.
11th Triennial of Small-Size Painting , Wozownia Art Gallery, Toruń, /Poland/.
2018 „Animalis”, CEKUS, /Poland /
2017 4th Tiennial Painting “Animalis” in Chorzów / Poland.
2020 /Red cube/- project /Poland/.
2014 Coordinator of the educational project "I am eco - I am trendy" implemented with
students from the Hight Art School in Zabrze.
2013 Final exhibition „Organico”, Gypsotheca e Museo Antonio Canova, Possagno, /Italy/.
Artistic residence, "Organico", Old Hotel Socal, Possagno, /Italy/.
Final exhibition “AP Art UP: Gioventu Creativa”, Forte Malatesta Gallery, Ascoli Piceno,
/Italy/.
2012 Carnello Arte ad Arte, XXVI Fibrenus. Premio di Incisione 2012, /Italy/.
Residence at the Giuliano Giuliani Quarry part of the project „AP Art UP: Giventu Creativa”-young art competition Ascoli Piceno
2011-2012 Cooperation with “ La traccia studio”, Ascoli Piceno, / Italy.
2010 Triennial of Small Painting Forms, Gallery Wozownia, Toruń / Poland.
2008 18th Promocje – National Review of Young Painting , Art Gallery BWA Legnica, /Poland/
2007 Post-competition exhibition of the Eibisch Award, Katarzyna Napiórkowska Gallery, Warszawa.
New Painting , Szyb Wilson Gallery, Katowice/ Poland.
Painting Degree “Dyplomarium”, Gallery Rondo Sztuki, Katowice / Poland/.